mud-crab
Look at other dictionaries:
Mud crab — may refer to any crab that lives in or near mud, such as: Scylla serrata, also called mangrove crab and black crab. Scylla tranquebarica, another variety of the mangrove crab. Scylla paramamosain Members of the family Panopeidae, such as the… … Wikipedia
mud crab — mud crab mud crab , n. A crab of the genus {Panop[oe]us} (also written {Panopeus}). [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mud crab — Mud Mud (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. [1913 Webster] {Mud bass} (Zo[ o]l.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mud crab — /ˈmʌd kræb/ (say mud krab) noun a large edible crab, Scylla serrata, inhabiting mangrove regions of the coastline of northern WA, NT, Qld and NSW. Also, mudcrab; Colloquial, muddie …
mud crab — noun 1. : any of numerous marine crabs (family Xanthidae) dwelling on muddy bottoms; especially : one of a widely distributed genus (Panopeus) found along both coasts of No. and So. America and near western Africa 2. : yellow shore crab … Useful english dictionary
mud crab — noun Any of various crabs that live in or near mud … Wiktionary
Tunnelling mud crab — Taxobox name = Tunnelling mud crab regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia = Varunidae genus = Austrohelice species = A. crassa… … Wikipedia
White-tipped mud crab — Taxobox name = White tipped mud crab regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura superfamilia = Xanthoidea familia = Panopeidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Stalk-eyed mud crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: C … Wikipedia
Mud — (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. [1913 Webster] {Mud bass} (Zo[ o]l.), a fresh… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
